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Benitez won't rule out Reds return

Rafael Benitez has refused to rule out a second coming at Liverpool ahead of his first match on Merseyside as Chelsea boss.

Interim Blues manager Benitez has been linked previously with a return to Anfield and will be a free agent again at the end of the season. Sunday sees Benitez take a team to Merseyside for the first time since he was sacked by Liverpool two-and-a-half years ago when Chelsea visit Everton in the Barclays Premier League.

And asked if he could see himself returning to manage his former club one day, he said: "At the moment, I'm really pleased here. I want to keep winning and you never know what can happen in football. I have a very good relationship with the fans and the city but I'm a good professional and that means I will give 100% for this club."